Effects of tallow on the energy metabolism of wethers fed barley finishing diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1892-1904

  Nelson, M L ^a,c   Westberg, H H ^b   Parish, S M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Tallow; Wethers

Indexed keywords

ENTODINIUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POLYPLASTRON; PROTOZOA;

FAT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVALUATION; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEEP; TALLOW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATS; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SHEEP;

EID: 0035407035     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7971892x     Document Type: Article

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